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RESEARCH REPORT SUBMISSION
TASK DESCRIPTION
You are required to prepare and submit a research report for the topic that you have selected for your research. The section below describes the content and format of the same.
All sections will be graded; you may make improvements as they will count! Word count is 4500 +-10% excluding titles, table of contents, tables, reference list and appendices
Research Report Structure/Contents Key Points Required
Title
1. Table of contents
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. Literature Review
5. Research Question and Objectives
6. Methodology applied
7. Data analysis
8. Presentation of Findings
9. Conclusion and Recommendations
• Relevant title for proposal chosen
• Concise and descriptive
• Created systematically using Microsoft Word
• Created an abstract that summarizes all aspects of the research in maximum of 350 words
• Topic introduced & research context described
• Purpose of your research identified
• Structure of proposal described
• Rationale/need/significance of your proposed study explained
(Why is it worth doing? To who is this study important?)
• Use relevant literature sources
• Literature Review with all modifications requested by supervisor in assignment 1 and other additional improvements you would like to make.
• Narrow research question and sub questions developed
• Relevant objective (maximum one research objective and three sub-objective) These will help answer your narrow research question
• Clear and specific
• Researched choice done (quantitative/qualitative)
• Sampling strategy used ( Population, Sample design, sample size and sampling strategy)
• Data Collection Method applied (Primary or secondary) and justification of choice explained
• Data Collection Techniques used (Choice of questionnaire / interview etc. explained)
• Data Analysis Techniques and choice explained (e.g. simple statistics and mathematics, content-analysis)
• For Secondary data (Sources of data, quality of data sources)
• For Secondary Data-Data Collection Techniques (Categories of data etc. explained)
• Data Analysis Techniques and choice explained (e.g. simple statistics and mathematics)
• Analysis of information using tables, graphs, statistics, mathematics, etc.
• Tables are constructed well (neat, well organized and labeled) and relevant to analysis of the data and research question.
• Conform to APA requirements (labeled properly, proper place)
• The results from the data analysis are reported and linked to the research objectives (you should answer your research questions)
• No new information is presented in the conclusions, all comes from the body of the report.
• Appropriate conclusion supported by the earlier analysis and findings with logical recommendation(s).
• Recommendations should be based on findings and should be concrete that could be put to actions.
REFERENCING • Majority of sources are current, credible and published (avoidance of internet sources)
• APA Method used
• Correct structured and formatted Reference List
REPORT PRESENTATION AND FORMATTING • Professional-looking report (formatting, layout, etc.)
• Proposal is organized and well structured
• Typed at 1½ line spacing, font size should be 12 in Times New Roman or Arial Font
• Page numbers included
• Word Limit followed